If you are composing a new post (or creating a response to a pre-existing post) please make a copy of your text before you hit the "Submit/Post" button.

DDoS scans enabled on SeqAnswers may cause you to lose your post/text, if a scan is initiated just when you hit "submit". Having a copy of the text in clipboard will allow you to go back and recreate your post/response quickly and then post it successfully the second time (DDoS scans only happen after a set interval).

Wanted to post about the spotty service we've had the past few days and last week. Seems like we have been under some sort of sporadic attacks (from small network subranges) which spikes load making the site inaccessible.

If the site is down or responding very slowly, typically I will tweet from @SEQanswers, but as sequencing is a global activity, sometimes I'm asleep or in a meeting and don't tweet instantly.

With some help from my host and a security provider I hope I have addressed the issue in a robust way. If the site is down or slow, and I'm near my phone, I'll know about it.